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UPDATE –– This contest will close on Saturday, 24 February.

Woohoo. I've made it into the F-1000 Club! Yes, I’ve reached 1,000 followers.

I started out slow, but thanks to some great advice and plenty of support from my esteemed followers, I started attracting more and more followers. Now I consider myself a full-fledged, relatively successful Steemian – on the way to further and greater success. https://steemitimages.com/DQmY93rTQRzJTBkSrmepJYV5qXnAECi4oN1SD2L4LBUkfU1/image.png

The Contest …

To celebrate this achievement, I’m organizing a short writing contest, as follows:

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For the photograph on the left, write a heading and a description / story about the photo.

Pretend that the photo is yours, and write as if you are telling us the story behind the photo.

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Prizes for the Top 5 entries …

I will choose the 5 best entries. The #1 entry will receive 10 SBD. The following 4 will each receive a 100% upvote. (My current upvote is worth about $4.80)

Rules and Guidelines …

Write a catchy HEADING of 5–25 words.
Write an interesting and informative DESCRIPTION or STORY. Your text should contain 80–200 words.
Post your entry as a Comment below.
The first line of your Comment must begin by stating “My Entry in Writing Contest.” (Re-read this rule.)
The subsequent lines must contain only your description / text / story. (Re-read this rule.)
Your comment must NOT contain any extraneous text or personal messages such as “I hope you choose my entry” or “Thanks for organizing this context” or any such text. (Any violations of this rule will probably result in automatic disqualification.)
Your comment must NOT contain any photos or images, NOT even a copy of the above photo.
During this week (before next Tuesday), any queries or comments are welcome.
Contest closes 1 week after this post is posted. That is, at Tuesday, 27 February, at 12 noon, Thai time. https://steemitimages.com/DQmY93rTQRzJTBkSrmepJYV5qXnAECi4oN1SD2L4LBUkfU1/image.png

Additional Notes …

You can write anything you want and you can write about anything you want, as long as it is related to the above photo in some way. It can be real, or it can be imaginary. Be creative and compose an interesting post.

I will judge the entries in terms of the following three aspects:

Writing quality / writing style
Content / interest-level
Overall impression

_{(For your info, I took this photo in Singapore, at dawn. You can use that info as the basis for your story, or you can be creative and concoct an alternative scenario. That is, you can set your story in New York City or Mumbai or wherever. It’s up to you. Those facts do not matter; the only thing that matters is that your writing is good).} https://steemitimages.com/DQmY93rTQRzJTBkSrmepJYV5qXnAECi4oN1SD2L4LBUkfU1/image.png

Samples of My Writing (for your reference) …

You may want to check out some of my recent photo posts (links below), to see what kind of posts I compose and what kind of writing I like. ☺ They might inspire you or help you.

Sunrise through Foliage … Click Here.

7 Swathes of Color … Click Here.

Abandoned Colonial House – Click Here.

Just remember … creative thievery is condoned, but uncreative copying is never appreciated or tolerated.

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Consolation Prizes …

I will give all the (non-winning) entrants a minor upvote, based on the quality of their entry.

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Finally, I’d like to express my sincere gratitude to the Steemit team for developing this superb platform and for inviting us on this grand journey to the beyond.

Furthermore, I'd like to thank all my followers in particular, as well as the many others in the Steemit community who are always there to provide support, insight, and encouragement to all.

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Good luck to all participants.

Onwards to the F-10,000 Club ...

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Images sourced from Google Images